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We are looking to move some of the functions currently performed on
z/OS to AIX. Having no knowledge of what is available for AIX, I am
hoping that you guys could provide some insight for me.

If you could suggest two or three vendors that provide products for
the following functionality, and which product is considered the most
useable, it would be appreciated. Then I can narrow my search to the
better known companies.

Thanks,
Neal

Report Distribution

Enhanced Security above UNIX provided facilities

Program Change Control

Automated Operations

Tape management (protect tapes with live data, and provide a vaulting
function)

On Jan 11, 7:13 pm, Neal Eckhardt <[email protected]>
wrote:
> We are looking to move some of the functions currently performed on
> z/OS to AIX. Having no knowledge of what is available for AIX, I am
> hoping that you guys could provide some insight for me.
>
> If you could suggest two or three vendors that provide products for
> the following functionality, and which product is considered the most
> useable, it would be appreciated. Then I can narrow my search to the
> better known companies.
>
....
> Report Distribution
>
> Enhanced Security above UNIX provided facilities
Vendor: IBM
Product: AIX 6.1 includes a full RBAC implementation

RBAC: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstract...7430.html?Open

Otherwise please define what you mean with "Enhanced Security"

....
> Tape management (protect tapes with live data, and provide a vaulting
> function)
Vendor: IBM
Product: TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager )

TSM http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivo...s/storage-mgr/

have a nice weekend
Hajo

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:24:37 -0800 (PST), Hajo Ehlers
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Jan 11, 7:13 pm, Neal Eckhardt <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> We are looking to move some of the functions currently performed on
>> z/OS to AIX. Having no knowledge of what is available for AIX, I am
>> hoping that you guys could provide some insight for me.
>>
>> If you could suggest two or three vendors that provide products for
>> the following functionality, and which product is considered the most
>> useable, it would be appreciated. Then I can narrow my search to the
>> better known companies.
>>
>...
>> Report Distribution
>>
>> Enhanced Security above UNIX provided facilities
>Vendor: IBM
>Product: AIX 6.1 includes a full RBAC implementation
>
>RBAC: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstract...7430.html?Open
>
>Otherwise please define what you mean with "Enhanced Security"


OK, That looks interesting. Be aware here that we have a mainframe guy
(me) researching software for AIX. There's nothing like haveing the
right person doing the job.

The sheet that I got with "requirememts" (more like "would like to
have") includes the following features:

Integrate with Active Directory (Good luck here!)
and
Integrate with Oracle

I'm doubting that there is anything here.... but I figured that this
was the best place to ask.
>
>...
>> Tape management (protect tapes with live data, and provide a vaulting
>> function)
>Vendor: IBM
>Product: TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager )
>
>TSM http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivo...s/storage-mgr/
>

We use TSM for backups here already, and we use vaulting.... but the
vaulting function does not do "slotting" to reduce the (physical) size
of the offsite library.

Thanks,
Neal

On 14 Jan., 19:41, Neal Eckhardt <[email protected]>
wrote:

> OK, That looks interesting. Be aware here that we have a mainframe guy
> (me) researching software for AIX. There's nothing like haveing the
> right person doing the job.
You might have a better view since you look from a different angle
and:
AIX is going to have the same features as a mainframe 20 years ago ;-)

>
> The sheet that I got with "requirememts" (more like "would like to
> have") includes the following features:
>
> Integrate with Active Directory (Good luck here!)
LDAP ( Openldap ) . Comes also with AIX

> and
> Integrate with Oracle
Oracle is supported on AIX ( AIX v6.1 i do not know )
....
> >> Tape management (protect tapes with live data, and provide a vaulting
> >> function)
....
> We use TSM for backups here already, and we use vaulting.... but the
> vaulting function does not do "slotting" to reduce the (physical) size
> of the offsite library.

Do you use the DR option ? In conjunction with reclamation the tapes
in the vault will be reduced. Otherwise you will end in a nightmare if
you have todo a DR recovery because of having hundred of tapes used
only with a few percents.
So you should check the current TSM configuration as well.

> Thanks,
You are well come
Hajo

Neal Eckhardt wrote:
> OK, That looks interesting. Be aware here that we have a mainframe guy
> (me) researching software for AIX. There's nothing like haveing the
> right person doing the job.
>
> The sheet that I got with "requirememts" (more like "would like to
> have") includes the following features:
>
> Integrate with Active Directory (Good luck here!)
Search for active directory on the current AIX documentation and you'll
be surprised.

> and
> Integrate with Oracle
Integrate ? Oracle runs on AIX. You can also have a RAC cluster for
performance and availability.

>
> We use TSM for backups here already, and we use vaulting.... but the
> vaulting function does not do "slotting" to reduce the (physical) size
> of the offsite library.
Have you considered a TSM server at the offsite library and just doing
remote vaulting ? (No more tapes to loose).